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"He's a hero. One hundred percent a hero. Once we saw on social media, he's one hundred percent a hero," the man's cousin, Mustafa al-Ahmad, said. 

According to his Facebook page, viewed by the Post, Akram studied at Central Queensland University in Sydney and Hamdard University in Islamabad.

Israeli intelligence has warned that Tehran has been targeting Jewish communities abroad, reportedly smuggling weapons and using social media cells to incite violence.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the scenes "shocking and distressing" and urged those in the area to follow police instructions. 

Simchat Torah. Yom Kippur. Hanukkah. Our religious holidays are no longer safe for gathering Jews to celebrate their festivals worldwide. 

The horrific massacre in Sydney was a terrifying breaking point. But it did not emerge in a vacuum.

“This is a brutal terror attack targeting Jews because of their identity. ZAKA operates anywhere in the world where Jews are harmed," said Haim Weingarten, ZAKA’s deputy director of operations.

Schlanger was at the Hanukkah event to mark the first night of Hanukkah, with over 2,000 in attendance, when two terrorists shot into the crowd, killing at least 10 and wounding dozens. 

Israeli lawmaker Tzvika Fogel’s daughter-in-law and two grandchildren were also at the event. The Otzma Yehudit MK said everyone was okay.

This is not only a failure of government. It is a failure of law enforcement culture, of university leadership, of media judgment, and of national nerve.

Just two weeks prior, Ostrovsky warned about the "alarming surge in Jew-hatred since October 7, including the defilement of Australian landmarks being hijacked as platforms for intimidation."